Note: Some demo versions do not support all game features, and players cannot save their in-game progress in demo versions. To enjoy the 3D effect of Nintendo 3DS software, you must experience it from the system itself. . Use Parental Controls to restrict 3D mode for children 6 and under.

Wii / Wii U

Shantae Half-Genie Hero (WayForward/Wii U/$19.99/eShop)

With 5 game modes to choose from, each offering a unique experience. Play in Versus, Teams, Elimination, Barricade or even Tug'O'Draw mode, and find out who is the best artist!

When a mysterious crime wave sweeps Sequin Land, it's up to Half-Genie Hero Shantae to save the day! Use Shantae's devastating Hair-Whip Attack to send monsters flying, or Belly Dance to transform into a more powerful creature form! Topple the masterminds behind each criminal caper and prepare for the ultimate showdown against Shantae's arch nemesis - the bodacious buccaneer Risky Boots!

Key Features:

• Shantae's trademark moves return! Dance to transform into all-new and classic creatures, or summon magical attacks! Over a dozen dances to discover in all!
• New Relic System allows players to unlock new powers and customize moves for Shantae and her many forms!
• Conquer arcade-style action stages that unfold into a full world to explore. Fast action and quest-style exploration rolled into one!
• When Shantae's story ends, you're just getting started! DLC Modes introduce new characters, levels, and bosses!
• Huge Bosses, humorous dialogue, and the wonderfully weird Shantae cast return, now in fully animated HD!

No. of Players 1 player

Radiantflux: Hyperfractal (TACS Games/Wii U/$2.99/eShop)

Data-fractal hyper structures are the new storage medium favoured by big companies. You are a neo-hacker, a new breed of bedroom fract-breaker, and these data-structures are your playground. After receiving an unusual email instructing you to hack your own homepage you discover a hidden world that will take you through the hack-zone and deep into the dark-web to yield untold riches in lost and forbidden softwares.

So power up your aesthetically pleasing hackOS of choice and download the latest forbidden tools. It's time to penetrate some software firewalls and hack some Hyperfractal.

No. of Players 1 player

Nintendo DSiWare/3DS/3DSXL/eShop

Geki Yaba Runner Deluxe (QubicGames/3DS/$4.99/eShop)

Transform your moustached hero into a raging force of destruction or a super speedy gnome to overcome Gekiyaba's toughest obstacles to face the ultimate challenge.

Can you overcome every hurdle to save the princess in peril?

Begin your challenging and amazing adventure! Test your skills in over 130 ultrahard levels. Transform your hero into a raging beast or a lightning-fast sprinting athlete. Stay focused and don't get distracted by the illusions of the boss castles.

Key Features:

• one of the hardest 'runners' out there
• put your skills to the test in over 130 levels
• overcome challenging obstacles hidden deep in the castles
• prove yourself a hero by saving the princess

Only with Geki Yaba Runner can you really test how good your skills are. Only with Geki Yaba Runner will you find the true meaning of challenge. Only with Geki Yaba Runner will you experience a truly wonderful adventure.

Are you ready to dash into the gnomish world of Geki Yaba?

No. of Players 1 player

Gourmet Dream (Arc System Works/3DS/$5.00/eShop)

Gourmet Dream is a management game in which you take up the role of a restaurant manager and help your shop to grow.

The aim of the game is to help your restaurant flourish until it is evaluated as an "S Rank" restaurant.

In order to do this, you will have to create a menu to suit your customer's needs, hire and train staff that provide great food and service, and run promotions to increase the number of customers that come to your restaurant. In essence, you will be raising your store into a "Highly Esteemed Gourmet Restaurant".

No. of Players 1 player

Hit Ninja (Petite Games/3DS/$1.99/eShop)

In this arcade game your task is to hit all the targets with your shuriken. Beat the target score on every level and become a ninja legend! Enjoy the intuitive and fun launch mechanic which becomes more challenging at higher levels! This colourful 3D graphics and the Japan inspired settings is waiting for you!

No. of Players 1 player

Ice Station Z (Wobbly Tooth/3DS/$3.99/eShop/Free Demo)

After a strange virus spreads across an Arctic island you are left alone to survive.

Scavenge for food, drink, medical supplies, weapons, ammunition, clothes, fuel and other useful equipment.

Find shelters, vehicles and other interesting locations to help you survive during day and night.

Features Single Player, Local Play and Internet Multiplayer (Worldwide with anyone plus Game Chat).

Go scavenging, fishing and hunting with friends or alone, it's up to you how you survive.

No. of Players up to 8 players

Mini Golf Resort (Teyon/3DS/$4.99/eShop)

Welcome to the most amazing mini golf resort ever on 3DS! Grab your golf clubs and get ready to play through 56 incredible courses in 4 unique worlds. Enjoy a combination of real golf club rules and wacky mini golf fun as you shoot your ball through pipes, up extreme ramps and around crazy obstacles towards the hole!

With over 1001 fun and challenging courses available, packed with a character customization, a large selection of items and bonuses and 10 trophies to unlock, it's the ultimate mini golf experience!

No. of Players 1 player

Virtual Console

Mario Party 2 (Nintendo/Wii U/$9.99/eShop)

Get ready to party like it's the year 2000 all over again, complete with fancy costumes, bags of surprises, and games galore! Mario and his Mushroom Kingdom friends return for a brand-new round of Bowser-bashing board game action. Each of your favorite characters don different themed outfits to take part in five fun-packed Adventure Boards: Pirate Land, Western Land, Space Land, Mystery Land, and Horror Land. Then battle Bowser on his own specific board...if you're brave enough.

No. of Players up to 4 players

Nintendo eShop sales:

• Nintendo eShop on Wii U and Nintendo 3DS
  • Celebrate the winter holidays with your favorite Capcom games at up to 75 percent off.
  • Other great deals this week include Pirate Pop Plus, SteamWorld Heistand Chasing Aurora, plus several more!
  • Check out the full list of deals on Nintendo 3DS and Wii U available this week at http://www.nintendo.com/games/sales-and-deals.

Activities:

• National StreetPass Holiday – A very special guest is visiting Nintendo Zone for the holidays! A Mii character of Shigeru Miyamoto, the legendary creator of Mario, Zelda, Donkey Kong and countless other classic Nintendo characters, will be available when you stop by a Nintendo Zone location between Dec. 19 and Jan. 15. You’ll be able to receive up to six Mii characters at a time from across all North America via StreetPass relay. This is a great opportunity to exchange custom Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS courses with other players, too! Visit here for more info: http://www.nintendo.com/whatsnew/detail/national-streetpass-holiday-edition.

Theme Shop on Nintendo 3DS:

• New themes this week include:
  • Mario’s Happy Holidays